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Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
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SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 15 Life on Land -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Riding the Waves of Change: The History and Culture of Women’s Surfing in Ireland
Ablett, C., Telford, R. & Heffernan, C., 7 Apr 2026, (Published online) In: The International Journal of the History of Sport. p. 1-17 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Defining Success in American Fitness: Physical Culture in Early Twentieth–Century America
Heffernan, C., 23 Dec 2025, (Published online) In: Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences. p. 1-24 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Gymnastics and childhood in early-nineteenth-century Dublin
Heffernan, C., 13 Oct 2025, In: Irish Historical Studies. p. 37-53 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Mistakes I Carried: Building Strength in a Time of Crisis
Heffernan, C., 30 Sept 2025, In: The American Historical Review. 130, 3, p. 1104-1115 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Teaching Critical Thinking in Sport Sociology
Heffernan, C., 18 Mar 2025, In: Proceedings. 114, 1, p. 1-8 8 p., 8.Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review
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Prizes
Activities
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The Football Collective Annual Conference
Ferguson, K. (Chair), Paradis, K. (Member of programme committee), Darby, P. (Member of programme committee), Kitchin, P. (Member of programme committee), Liston, K. (Member of programme committee), Heffernan, C. (Member of programme committee), Adams, R. (Member of programme committee) & Fyfe, C. (Organiser)
27 Nov 2025 → 28 Nov 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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Global Zombie Conference
Mc Collum, V. (Participant), Hamilton, N. (Organiser), Curry, N. (Organiser), Bradley, F. (Organiser), Kavanagh, J. (Organiser), Gibson, G. (Organiser), Heffernan, C. (Organiser) & Young, N. (Organiser)
30 Nov 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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HICAHeroes, Hulks and Hawaiians: The Other Lives of Athletes
Heffernan, C. (Speaker)
May 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Women Lead the Fracas: Spectatorship in 1930s Ireland
Heffernan, C. (Speaker)
24 Aug 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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irThe Evolution of the Back Squat
Heffernan, C. (Speaker)
9 Sept 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Press/Media
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Contribution to RTE The Way We Were Documentary
21/03/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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The Story of John Grimek, the Renaissance Man of Fitness
11/02/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other
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Bodybuilder and Powerlifter Bev Francis Was a Game-Changing Athlete
6/01/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Profiles
Projects
- 4 Finished
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A Sporting Declaration: The Irish Free State and the Olympics
Heffernan, C. (PI)
1/01/25 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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Bigger, Faster, Stronger? The History of Strength and Conditioning in English Football
Heffernan, C. (PI)
International Centre for Sports Studies (CIES)
1/03/22 → 28/02/23
Project: Research
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The Growth of Women's Olympic Weightlifting in the United States
Heffernan, C. (PI)
1/03/22 → 28/02/23
Project: Research
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The Growth of Women’s Olympic Weightlifting in the United States
Heffernan, C. (PI)
1/03/22 → 28/02/23
Project: Research